Carpet Of Snow Alyssum Plant Annual Or Perennial

A fragrant choice for well drained soils in rock gardens and borders.

Carpet of snow alyssum plant annual or perennial.

Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year. Indoor sown annual flower seeds ipomopsis lisianthus lobelias marigolds moonflowers morning glories nasturtium. In warmer zones where it is grown as a perennial it doesn t.

Alyssum carpet of snow. One of the finest cool weather performers. Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Technically a perennial sweet alyssum is widely treated as if it were an annual plant in cold winter climates.

Life cycle this refers to whether a plant is an annual biennial or perennial. Dwarf plants are uniform and compact spreading rapidly. Sweet alyssum produces a carpet of abundant tiny flowers that resemble snow when planted in masses. Alyssum carpet of snow short description.

Perennials can live for more than two years. Vibrant shades of purple pastel pink and crisp white make this a great edging flower. Blooms again and again if trimmed back to remove faded blossoms. Alyssum flowers are easy to grow and bloom quickly.

Its rounded clusters of flowers are fragrant. The type with white flowers carpet of snow is the most popular alyssum. But it is one of the hardier annuals capable of surviving light frosts that would kill more tender plants. Tiny pure white blossoms blanket the ground like new fallen snow.

58018 22 5 seed tape. Biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year. Learn how to grow and care for this annual ground cover and what to plant it with.